Verdun: Looking at History
Verdun, visions d'histoire
In 1928 Poirier completed Verdun: Visions of History, a dramatized documentary about the battle. The film was shot on site of the carnage. Poirier utilised, ten years after the conflict, the battlefield and the ruins of the forts of Vaux and Douaumont. The performers were French and German veterans and a few professional actors.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Albert Préjean
Le soldat français
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Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La mère
Suzanne Bianchetti
L'épouse
Hans Brausewetter
Fritz - le soldat allemand
Thomy Bourdelle
L'officier allemand
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Berthe Jalabert
Maurice Schutz
Le maréchal d'empire
Pierre Nay
Le fils
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Jean Dehelly
Le jeune homme
Daniel Mendaille
Le mari
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André Petiot
Composer
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Georges Million
Cinematographer